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Sea Shepherd announces ‘Operation Northern Exposure’ - our latest campaign against commercial fin whaling in Icelandic waters
Tuesday, 14 June 2022In March, Kristján Loftsson, CEO of the Icelandic whaling company 'Hvalur hf' stated in the Icelandic media that his two ships will once again be hunting threatened Fin whales (the second largest whale species after the blue whale) this summer in the waters around Iceland. Loftsson previously admitted that his company has been involved in a long tug of war with the Food Administration (MAST)...

Leah Wood & Zebra One Gallery presents 'One Planet. One Chance' - an exhibition in support of Cool Earth and Sea Shepherd UK
Wednesday, 01 June 2022Artist Leah Wood has teamed up with London art gallery Zebra One Gallery to curate ‘One Planet. One Chance’ - an exciting central London exhibition celebrating the earth, sea, animal kingdom and ecosystems. Partnering with deforestation and climate change campaign charity Cool Earth where Wood is an ambassador, and Sea Shepherd UK marine wildlife conservation charity. The exhibition will be...

Ex-MOD landing craft joins Sea Shepherd’s fleet in the UK
Thursday, 03 March 2022Introducing 'LCVP SELKIE' - Sea Shepherd’s first landing craft which has been named after the Selkies (seal folk) from Celtic and Norse mythology. Commissioned by the Ministry of Defence in 1984 and completed in 1985 at the Souter shipyard at Cowes (Isle of Wight), this Landing Craft Vehicle Personnel (LCVP) was designed primarily to operate from the Royal Navy's amphibious warships...

Coldplay Supports Sea Shepherd to Protect Marine Wildlife
Thursday, 03 March 2022Sea Shepherd is delighted that Coldplay has chosen to support our efforts of stopping the damaging effects of over-fishing and other threats to marine wildlife, particularly issues faced by whales and dolphins. In 2019, Coldplay pledged to pause their touring until there was an environmentally sustainable way of doing so. Coldplay’s ‘Music of the Spheres’ World tour kicks off 18...

Sea Shepherd announces our 14th campaign against the pilot whale and dolphin hunts of the Faroe Islands
Monday, 21 February 2022After one of the worst years for dolphins in the Faroe Islands in history - Sea Shepherd’s determination to end the grindadrap now intensifies with a significantly upscaled 14th campaign year (our 7th consecutive year on the Faroe Islands). The new campaign will use new resources, more volunteer crew on the ground for longer than ever before, and we will have experienced media teams with us...

Henri-Lloyd turns Black Friday, blue.
Monday, 24 January 2022A generous donation from Henri-Lloyd strengthens Sea Shepherd’s efforts to protect marine biodiversity and ocean habitats. Jan. 5, 2022 - Sea Shepherd UK’s fight to defend, conserve, and protect the ocean and marine wildlife has received an exciting boost. Henri-Lloyd, a leader in the world of innovative and responsibly made performance clothing that protects sailors and adventurers from the...

UK Ghost Gear Coalition Formed to Reduce Diving Team Response Time
Thursday, 18 November 2021Abandoned, lost, or discarded fishing gear (ALDFG), otherwise known as ghost gear, has been receiving more and more attention in recent years. Scientific reports indicate that ghost nets are the deadliest form of marine plastic pollution, killing millions of marine animals. Thankfully, there are many organisations working to combat this problem internationally. Specifically in the...

1428 Dolphins Slaughtered in the Faroe Islands Sunday Night
Tuesday, 14 September 2021On Sunday night, September 12th, a super-pod of 1428 Atlantic White-Sided Dolphins was driven for many hours and for around 45 km by speed boats and jet-skis into the shallow water at Skálabotnur beach in the Danish Faroe Islands, where every single one of them was killed. Images of the grind from September 12th at Skálafjörður. Scroll for more. WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT Sea Shepherd...

Illegal Fishing Vessels Intercepted as Peruvian Prosecutors Sail on Sea Shepherd Ship
Tuesday, 06 July 2021Federal environmental prosecutors and Peruvian Coast Guard sailors intervene against numerous maritime violations during a successful joint operation with conservationists. All photos by Sea Shepherd. Sea Shepherd Ocean Warrior In October 2020, U.S.-based Sea Shepherd Conservation Society and Sea Shepherd Legal entered into an official agreement, known as a Convenio, with FEMA...

Five Trawlers Arrested as New Partnership with Sierra Leone Begins
Monday, 19 April 2021In less than two days, armed Sierra Leone Navy sailors stationed on board the Sea Shepherd ship Bob Barker carried out a series of covert at-sea raids on fishing vessels in the waters of the West African country of Sierra Leone, arresting five trawlers for illegal fishing. Captain Peter Hammarstedt and Sierra Leone Navy on board arrested trawler In the early morning hours of the 14th of March,...
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- Sea Shepherd launches ‘Operation Bloody Fjords 2021’ against the grindadrap hunts of the Faroe Islands Wednesday, 24 March 2021
- Sea Shepherd UK launches our new teacher Education websiteSunday, 20 September 2020
- Sea Shepherd UK launches ‘Operation Bloody Fjords 2020’ opposing the dolphin drive hunts of the Faroe Islands.Thursday, 13 August 2020
- Introducing 'SHADOW' Sea Shepherd UK's latest addition to our RIB fleetFriday, 22 May 2020
- Another Year of Freedom for the Whales of Iceland - and hope for the end of all Icelandic whalingTuesday, 28 April 2020
- Stacey Dooley meets Sea Shepherd crew while investigating whaling in the Faroe IslandsMonday, 27 January 2020
- Sea Shepherd UK calls on cruise ship companies to postpone future voyages to the Faroe IslandsMonday, 19 August 2019
- SDI and Sea Shepherd UK launch the first accredited ‘GHOSTNET RECOVERY’ speciality courseFriday, 16 August 2019
- Forest Green Rovers launches a Sea Shepherd-inspired third kitMonday, 12 August 2019
- Victory for Whales as Iceland Delays Whaling PermitMonday, 10 June 2019